Rapports

Mary Elizabeth Malinkin and Liliya Nigmatullina The fact that most of the Ukrainians who fled their country last year went to Russia may come as a surprise to some. The reasons for this are interesting and have…

This report is for media and the general public. SUMMARY Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both BCPs. Overall cross-border traffic flows slightly increased at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The OM…

Government and civil society strengthen response to growing crisis “As volunteers, we want to serve not only as a driving force in displacement crisis response in collaboration with donors, but also as a key adviser to the…

This report is for media and the general public. The SMM continued to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum. The security situation in the Donetsk region remained tense, including continuous shelling…

At approximately 18:15hrs and 22:45hrs on 27 January, the SMM, based in Luhansk city centre (“Lugansk People’s Republic” –“LPR”-controlled), heard intensive incoming shelling and impact explosions about 5km west of its location. On 28 January, upon…

When the crisis began in eastern Ukraine in 2014, people were reluctant to leave their homes in Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts. Some people chose to live with distant relatives and friends elsewhere in Ukraine. Read the full…

Belgrade, 3 February 2015 - In view of the continuing heavy fighting around Debaltsevo and the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in the area, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ivica Dačić, calls upon…

The SMM continued to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum and the work of the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC). In Kyiv the SMM monitored a violent protest…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Early prospects for 2015 winter crops overall favourable Record cereal production in 2014 Cereal exports expected at record levels in 2014/15 marketing year (July/June) Wheat and wheat flour prices increasing and at record levels by mid-January Serious food…

Heavy shelling of residential areas in Donetsk and towns like Debaltsevo has continued over the weekend. Despite dangerous conditions, teams from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are on the ground organizing relief operations.…